Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/transient_core.cpp
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/transient_core.cpp	(revision 21857)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/transient_core.cpp	(revision 21858)
@@ -182,4 +182,6 @@
 		/*Adaptive mesh refinement*/
 		if(amr_frequency){
+
+			#if !defined(_HAVE_ADOLC_)
 			if(save_results) femmodel->WriteMeshInResults();
 			if(step%amr_frequency==0 && time<finaltime){
@@ -187,4 +189,8 @@
 				femmodel->ReMesh();//Do not refine the last step
 			}
+
+			#else
+			_error_("AMR not suppored with ADOLC");
+			#endif
 		}
 	}